• He's averaging 26.4 points per game, which is the fifth-best in
the NBA. He's also incredibly consistent, scoring more than 20
points in 28-of-33 (84.8 percent) games and more than 25 in 12
straight games.

• Harden has turned the Rockets into the most explosive offensive
team in the NBA with a league-leading 106.2 points per game.

• He is getting to the free throw line more than any player in
the NBA, averaging 10.3 trips per game and sinking 85.9 percent
of his attempts.

The most remarkable thing about all of Harden's stats is how
quick he was to ascend the ranks in his first season as starter.
Not only that, but how he's doing it as the number one option
teams are keying in defensively night in and night out.

If the Rockets can sustain the success they're having and the
Harden-Jeremy Lin backcourt continues to grow and flourish,
Harden will continue to be in the conversation for MVP by year's
end.